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Complicity And Collection: Religious Freedom And Tax, Jennifer Carr Apr 2014

Complicity And Collection: Religious Freedom And Tax, Jennifer Carr

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This Article focuses on how the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill might be improved so that members of Congress enact it. The bill would allow war tax resisters who qualify as pacifists to direct their tax money to a separate fund not to be used for military spending. At present, the IRS is expending time and resources trying to track down tax resisters, which results in loss of revenue for the government. This Article argues that passage of an amended version of the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Bill would eliminate the tension between the IRS and war tax …


Religion And The Restatements, Ian C. Bartrum Jan 2014

Religion And The Restatements, Ian C. Bartrum

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This essay is a contribution to the symposium entitled "Restatement of ..." held at Brooklyn Law School in January of 2013. It examines the role that conceptions of religious liberty play in the various Restatements, and suggests a few places where the ALI might consider expanding its discussion of these principles.


Brief For Bishopaccountability.Org Et Al. As Amici Curiae In Support Of Cert. Petition, John Doe B.P. V. Catholic Diocese Of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Leslie C. Griffin Jan 2014

Brief For Bishopaccountability.Org Et Al. As Amici Curiae In Support Of Cert. Petition, John Doe B.P. V. Catholic Diocese Of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Leslie C. Griffin

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Brief For Constitutional Law Professors As Amici Curiae Supporting Appellee, Brown Et Al. V. Livingston, Leslie C. Griffin Jan 2014

Brief For Constitutional Law Professors As Amici Curiae Supporting Appellee, Brown Et Al. V. Livingston, Leslie C. Griffin

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The Curious Case Of Legislative Prayer: Town Of Greece V. Galloway, Ian C. Bartrum Jan 2014

The Curious Case Of Legislative Prayer: Town Of Greece V. Galloway, Ian C. Bartrum

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This essay explores the Supreme Court's decision to reenter the debate over legislative prayers, and the Solicitor General's curious decision to enter the case in defense of Greece, New York's (somewhat dubious) practice. I suggest that the Court's decision, and the Solicitor's brief, can best be understood as part of larger conflict over Establishment Clause doctrine moving forward.